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Heavy rains could threaten harvest

With more rain in the forecast this weekend, vegetable growers worry they could lose even more produce. WXII's Margaret Johnson has the story.

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Updated: 6:35 PM EDT Oct 8, 2015

Heavy rains could threaten harvest

With more rain in the forecast this weekend, vegetable growers worry they could lose even more produce. WXII's Margaret Johnson has the story.

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Updated: 6:35 PM EDT Oct 8, 2015

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WEBVTT GUILFORD COUNTY WITH THE STORY.MARGARET: THIS IS WHERE MANYFARMERS IN THE AREA TRY TO SELLSOME OF WHAT THEY GROW IN THEFIELD.BUT THIS WEEK SOME OF THEM HAVEA WHOLE LOT LESS.I'VE NEVER SEEN IT RAINEVERYDAY FOR TWO WEEKS STRAIGHT.MARGARET CHRIS WRIGHT WORKS FOR: --MARGARET: CHRIS WRIGHTWORKS FOR HOUSER FARMS NEARHICKORY IN CATAWBA COUNTY WHERETHEY GOT AT LEAST EIGHT INCHESOF RAIN.HE SAYS THE FIELDS WERE SO WETTHEY HAD TO THROWN AWAY A LOT OFSWEET POTATOES, SQUASH,ZUCHINNI, AND PUMPKINS.WHEN YOU THROW AWAY MORE THANYOU SELL THAT WEEK IT REALLYHURTS.MARGARET: HE WORRIES MORE HURT

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Heavy rains could threaten harvest

With more rain in the forecast this weekend, vegetable growers worry they could lose even more produce. WXII's Margaret Johnson has the story.